Gladys Holm was a secretary (秘書). She worked in an office all her life. Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise—$18 million! She gave the money to a children’s hospital.

Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend’s daughter was ill in hospital, Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “Toy Bear Lady”.

Gladys always gave toys and other presents to her friends but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned that she was a millionaire. One of her friends said, “She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn’t know she was rich.”

How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to make more money, and she listened to what he said. She bought the stocks (股票) that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about “giving something to the children’s hospital”. No one knew that the “something” was $18 million!

1. Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children toy bears because .

A. she had too much money

B. she had a lot of toy bears

C. she had never got married and had no children

D. she liked children very much

2. , so she got rich.

A. Gladys made $15,000 a year as a secretary

B. Gladys did what the boss told her to do

C. Gladys got the money from the boss

D. Gladys did another job in the hospital

3.When Gladys Holm became a millionaire, .

A. she spent most of the money on nice presents and things

B. she stopped working

C. she still lived in the same way

D. she could hardly wait to tell her friends and family

Perhaps you’ve seen the English letters “WC” in your city. They show public toilets. But do you know it is far from elegant (優(yōu)雅的) English? In fact, foreigners from English-speaking countries rarely use the letters.

Workers in our city are changing “WC” signs all over the city. The government is spending much money changing all the bad English on signs and restaurant menus. Many other places in China are following our steps.

“WC, or water closet, is old-fashioned English. It sounds dirty to me,” says Charlie Shifflet, a young man from the US. The old sign will become “Gents/Men” and “Ladies/Women”.

“I see lots of poor English in everyday life, and not only on signs,” he says. “I know what they mean. But they are Chinglish(中式英語), not real English. For example, when someone says to me ‘My hometown is Henan Province’, I know he should say: ‘My hometown is in Henan Province’. ‘Hometown’ is a smaller place in a province.” The common mistakes he picked up include “Not Entry”, which should be “No Entry”, “Direction of Airport” should be changed to “To the Airport”. And it is “room rate”, not “room price”. And remember to “Keep off the grass”, rather than “Care of the green”.

1.What does the writer think of the use of “WC”?

A. He doesn’t think it means water closet.

B. He doesn’t think it old-fashioned English.

C. He doesn’t think it proper（正確的）for a sign.

D. He thinks it elegant English.

2.Charlie Shifflet ____________.

A. is a Chinese living in America

B. thinks Chinese people are sometimes using incorrect English

C. likes to hear or see Chinglish

D. sometimes uses Chinglish

3.The last paragraph is about ____________.

A. why there are so many Chinglish signs

B. examples of Chinglish

C. where Chinglish signs are

D. who uses Chinglish signs

Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? Sometimes it can be difficult when you find the word is not included in most dictionaries.

Lu Jialei, 14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, won the CCTV Chinese Character (漢字) Spelling Contest（競賽） on Oct 18th, 2013. About 160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant(選手), explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was needed to write down the word.

Winning the contest was a “surprise” to Lu. “I was not the smartest one,” she said. “But I paid attention to details.” To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. There are more than 56,000 entries (詞條) including characters, words and phrases in it. She also had a secret weapon(武器). She studied how Chinese characters were formed.

“When others paid attention to the plot of a story, she looked at how writers use words and sentences to express themselves,” said Su Yunsheng, Lu’s Chinese teacher. Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language.

“Besides using something Chinese and having Chinese traditional festivals, learning to write Chinese characters is also an important part of inheriting (傳承) Chinese culture,” said Su.

1.Lu Jialei was born in ________.

A. 1997 B. 1999 C. 2001 D. 2002

2. Lu Jialei studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary ________ for the contest.

A. for more than one week B. as long as one week

C. for more than half a month D. as long as half a month

3.The contestant was needed to write down the word ________.

A. after the contestant read the word to the host

B. before the host read the word to the contestant

C. after the host explained its meaning and gave sample sentences

D. before the contestant explained its meaning and gave sample sentences

4. Lu Jialei’s secret weapon was that ________.

A. she paid attention to details

B. she was the smartest contestant

C. she found the beauty of Chinese language

D. she studied how Chinese characters were formed

詞匯運用

1.A large number of __(工廠) have been built in Wuxi in recent years.

2.Can the government do something to reduce water _____________ (污染) ？

3.There are many ____ (高山）in china.

4.I have to go to school every day ____________ (除了) on weekends.

5.There will be some rain in the ____________ (north) part of China next week.

6.It is __________(possible) for me to finish doing so much homework in such short time.

7.It’s nice to visit the places of natural _______ (beauty) ,they are very beautiful.

8.How many years has your grandmother been _______(die )?

動詞填空

1.The Greens ____________(have) supper when suddenly there was a knock at the door.

2.You will hurt yourself if you _______(be not) careful.

3.Playing computer games ________(take) him about three hours every day.

4.--- Where is your father ?

----He ______(drink ) too much and is lying in the sofa now.

5.Every one of you should spend as much time as you can ___________ ( practice ) speaking English every day.

6.----What is that noise ? ----Oh ,the neighbours ______________ (prepare) for a party

7.No one except his parents ___________ (know) where he lives now.

8.There__________(be ) little rain in Jiangsu in three days, is there?

完成句子：

1.那位媽媽看到走失的女兒，忍不住一直哭。

The mom _________________________when she saw her missing daughter.

2.春天是參觀中國園林的最好時間。

Spring is ________________________ Chinese gardens.

3.上周我爸爸乘直達航班去紐約了。

My father ______________________ New York last week.

4.你經(jīng)常通過郵件與你的朋友保持聯(lián)系嗎？

Do you often ______________ your friends by email?

5. 對于駕駛員來說，在高速公路上高速駕駛是很危險的。

It’s dangerous for drivers __________________________ on the high way.

6.自從去年，他就加入了航行俱樂部。

He _________________________ the sailing club since last year.

任務(wù)型閱讀:

We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you to live a green life.

Remember these three words; reduce(減少), reuse and recycle(循環(huán)使用).

Reduce means" use less". Don't waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think if it is really necessary or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy thing, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.

Reuse mean" use again". Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should take care of them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don't use a paper cup or a paper bag. It's better to use a china cup(瓷杯) and a lunch box because you can use them again.

Recycle means" change things into something else". Although it takes energy to change something into something else, it's better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.

Title: 1. to Live a Green Life

書面表達

假設(shè)你是Nancy，請以“Changes in my hometown”為題，介紹一下你家鄉(xiāng)的變化。

要點： 1. 這些年來，我的家鄉(xiāng)發(fā)生了很大的變化。

2. 我的家鄉(xiāng)過去是個安靜的小鎮(zhèn)。道路又窄又臟，到處是垃圾。人們住在又小又舊的房子里。人們只能靠步行或騎自行車出行。

3. 現(xiàn)在街道寬闊干凈，兩邊綠樹成蔭。人們已經(jīng)搬進了新的公寓。人們出行靠公交車或打的。許多家庭甚至有了私家車。

4. 人們過上了舒適的生活。

要求：1. 短文應(yīng)包括要點中所給的信息；

2. 行文連貫，書寫規(guī)范；

3. 字?jǐn)?shù)80詞左右。

Changes in My Hometown

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Russia is ____________European country and South Africa is _________ African coutry.

A an; an B a; a C an; a D a; an

—How _______ is it from Beijing to Shanghai? —It’s about two _______ flight.

A. far; hour’s B. long; hour’s

C. long; hours’ D. far; hours’